1177. “The Constitution ‘Hangs by a Brittle Thread’” and What Can Be Done About It! (Part 2) By Rodney K. Smith · January 8, 2020
“The Constitution ‘Hangs by a Brittle Thread’” and What Can Be Done About It! (Part 2) By Rodney K. Smith · January 8, 2020 This is part two of a three-part series examining Joseph Smith’s prophecy that, “the time would come when the constitution and government would hang by a brittle thread. . . but this people . . . will step forward and save it.” Part one examined the history behind the prophecy and presented the findings of a recent study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center surveying adult Americans, which distressingly revealed that only 26% of adults surveyed could name all three branches of government enumerated in the Constitution – the legislative, executive and judiciary. Alarmingly, only 15% knew that the religious liberty is protected by the First Amendment. A mere 14% knew that the freedom of press is secured by the First Amendment. The Constitution is “hang[ing] by a brittle thread,” but there are two major f...